Go Play Outside

Directed by Adib Alkhalidey

Genre

Fiction

Country

Quebec

Year

2017

Length

17 min 32 s

Formats

Digital Files Only

Sound

5.1

Version

Original French version, English subtitles

Synopsis

One summer morning, Abel decides to solve his parents' financial problems by taking matters into his own hands. Helped by his best friend Edwin, he roams the neighborhood in search of easy money and soon finds himself unable to resist the call of crime. Through their mischievous adventure, the kids will have to choose the type of life they want to lead.

Themes

friendship, childhood, immigration, poverty, stealing, naivete

Biography

Adib Alkhalidey is a half-Moroccan, half-Iraqi artist, living in Montreal, mainly known for his work in the field of comedy. Since the beginning of his career, he always had a great interest for cinema and storytelling. In 2014, after having completed his first comedy special raved by critics, Adib Alkhalidey finds himself at the head of numerous webseries as screenwriter and director. Va jouer dehors (Go Play Outside) is his first short film.